before we get to howard, we have a lengthy list of closings and delays. >> the delays we have in anne arundel, frederick county, montgomery county, howard county, prince george's county, maryland two-hour delay. in virginia we have alexanderia arlington county, fairfax county, loudoun county, two- hour delay. our friends in west virginia, berkley, grant, jefferson and mineral all on two-hour delays. >> those are just added recently. the closure list right now we'll keep updating it but right now three in maryland. calvert, charles and st. mary's county, maryland all closed. here's the long list in virginia. these are all closed. king george's, stafford county, culpeper, frederick all closed. fauquier county, city of winchester, prince william county all closed. clark county, orange county, page county, rapahannock county all closed in virginia. federal government optional, telework. we're updating on wusa9.com so you can look there, too. >> monika will have traffic complications. it may be better since fewer

people will be out early for schools. >> hov lanes are closed on 95. i'll have details on that. >> not good. >> howard, when will it end? >> next couple of hours. doesn't look like a bad day. it's the timing that hampered a lot of things. i think by mid-morning most of the roads due to the crews will be out, the sun will be out and it's a dry, fluffy snow, we should be in good shape. we want to show you some video kevin king shot earlier this morning in the tenley town area, wisconsin avenue. this is what i'm talking about. you see how it's nice and wet there because d.c. road crews had been out spreading salt. you saw those areas that were treated were wet. those areas that hadn't been treated easily got snow covered because of how cold it's been the last few days. we've seen totals from one inch to even 4, 5 inches in southern maland. let's show you the day plan other this thursday morning. temperatures will climb into the upper 20s by noon as we clear out pretty quickly over the next few hours. 29 by 4:00. high today 30, 31 but with the winds once again, it will feel

like it's only in the low 20s. here's a photo out of germantown, maryland this morning. i like what he did with the light flair there. had about an inch, inch half of snow up there this morning. the hey stuff has really been south of town where some of the areas in st. mary's county, calvert have had in the 3, 4, locally 5-inch categories with a lot of fluffy powder. you can see how this is starting to break up. let's go to monika with the latest timesaver traffic. you teased us with 95. on the northbound side of i- 95, the latest information is that the hov lanes are closed basically between dumfries and quantico. that whole stretch of i-95 northbound because of the weather conditions, they're not allowing you to use the hov lanes right now down on 95. take a look at the map behind me on the southbound side of i- 270. this was an accident that happened i would say about 45 minutes ago at route 109. look at that solid backup southbound 270 from i-70 in

frederick all the way down to hyattstown before that pace improves. let's take a look at the conditions outside right now if you're planning to head over on 270 further south. already quite a bit of volume off and on as you come down from germantown to falls road. all of the lanes are open here. over to the other side in virginia now on the northbound side of i-395. there had been an accident. we can go to our vdot camera for that. there had been an accident on the northbound side of 395 here at duke street. that's going to cause delays. another accident northbound 95 in dale city as well. so lots to deal with this morning. give yourself the extra time. you will need it. back to you guys. >> thank you, monika. we want to remind you there are school closings and delays. you can find out which school districts are affected by going to our website at wusa9.com. also as we just told you, the federal government is open, but you do have the option for unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework. the roads are pretty slick in some places, especially south and east and south and

west of d.c. wusa9 reporter delia goncalves is live in suitland which is in prince george's county. again, they or a two-hour delay at this point. let's check on the conditions now. hello. look at that. good morning, delia. >> reporter: hey, mike. good morning, andrea. the snow is falling here in suitland. i'm in my car because the biggest challenge that you will face likely this morning is driving on these snowy side streets. many ever the main roads we've been running into, those look good but the side streets still lots of snow. so this is where you're going to find a lot of problems. the snow is really light at this point. light and fluffy snow but it's really causing a lot of trouble on the side streets. it can be very, very slick. stopping is a problem. so either drive in a low gear or just very slowly. also another word of advice, brush off the snow off your car. the snow is so light i can literally brush it off with my

hand. aaa said a lot of the hazards on the road are caused by drivers who don't brush off the snow creating some hazards for the drivers behind them. and that causes some visibility issues of course. so you have to take care of that as well. make sure you have good tread on your tires. i know monika just had a great little spot segment with someone talking about tires. make sure you have good tread and they're properly inflated. that will help you on the road today. but certainly take it slope. that's the advice. even if you have a big suv like this, aaa says many of these snow-related accidents are caused by folks who are either super timid or overly confident in the snow. they say a lot of these overly confident drivers unfortunately are driving these big suvs and think they can just plow right through. but do yourselves a favor. do everyone a favor, please drive slowly when you're heading to work this morning. lots of delays and take some extra time before you head out

because it will be a slow commute this morning. back to you, mike, andrea. >> good advice, delia. of course, they're four-wheel drive but it doesn't mean they're four-wheel stop. >> a lot of drivers think that. >> delia reporting live from prince george's county, maryland where schools or a two- hour delay. also today california senator dianne feinstein will browse a bill to reinstate a federal assault weapons ban. it sets the stage for what promises to be a rang rouse debate -- ran kerr rouse debate. [ audio difficulties ] president biden is going on a road trip. he's launching a white house campaign when it comes to gun control efforts. he'll visit virginia. his first stop will be in richmond this friday and senator tim kaine will be with him. secretary of state hillary clinton had a pretty tough day on capitol hill yesterday. during the hearings before the house and senate, republicans grilled clinton about the attack on the u.s. consulate in

benghazi. clinton was accused of not doing enough to provide protection and misleading the public in the aftermath of the four americans being killed there. the secretary responded to say she is focused on what she needs to do to try to fix what happened and what went wrong. we'll have much more on clinton's testimony when we're joined later by "u.s.a. today"'s white house correspondent. that will be at 645 this morning. -- 6:45 this morning. should be a friendlier ex change between congress and secretary clinton's replacement. massachusetts john kerry will go before the senate foreign relations committee in the first step to become the next secretary of state. to prepare for his new role, the senator will have to sell off many of his personal investments forth to avoid possible conflicts of interest. kerry is the senate's wealthiest member with an estimated net worth of more than $184 million. jessica doyle is back with

another your money report. >> talking super bowl. >> that's right. the countdown to the super bowl is o. i don't know if you have your plans set. maybe money is a little tight right now. maybe you want that new big screen tv but it's just out of your price range. how about giving your current tv a pre-game tuneup. it's a lot easier than you may think. >> reporter: some of the most diehard football fans will watch the big game on a brand new tv, but if that's not in your budget, consume every reports says -- consumer reports says there are simple steps to get any tv ready. >> a lot of people may have brought a tv home and didn't set it up or left it with the factory settings. in most instances, that's not going to give you the best picture quality. >> reporter: review the menu of preset picture modes. >> a lot of times it may be set to a vivid mode which will be overly bright or an echo mode which will make the tv look dim. the first thing you can do is use one of the presets that will give it a more natural looking picture.

typically this is either the movie or a custom mode or normal mode. >> reporter: for further adjustments, set black and white settings before color and tint. colors should look vivid and realistic without a glowing effect. flush tones should look natural. for sharpness, resist the urge to set it too high. edges can create an unnatural effect. and if you find you've overadjusted, simply hit your tv's reset button to go back to factory settings. >> always good that you can take that mull began. if you want to treat yourself to a new tv, there are big deals out there. consumer reports says the prices are significantly lower than they were this time last year. i was doing some hunting. i found deals such as $500 off a 60-inch high deftv at best buy and $1,000 off an 8 on-inch hdtv at h.h. gregg. sign me up. >> i'm 72 inches tall. an 80-inch tv -- >>it's bigger than you.

>> that is huge. >> it's huge. >> we didn't realize that you could make your tv better. i never thought of the factory settings and adjusting. >> now you know. >> now we know. >> that's what we do here. >> there are so many choices. having some guidance on that helps. >> it's your own eye. just trust your eye. do the black and white first. then play with everything else. then you'll get a picture that maybe you like even better. >> you just have to figure out which button to press when everybody else changes to cable for video games or whatever. >> i know. it gives me a headache too. >> thanks, jess. creativity with the cold. think super soakers, frozen eggs and wet t-shirts. >> oh, no. >> a lot of fun when we come back.

howard here with your weather first. snow pulling away right now. we'll turn partly sunny. another breezy day. high temperatures around the 30- degree mark but with those winds at times gusting to 20 miles an hour or better, wind chills will stay in the 20s. another chance of snow coming at us tomorrow. i'll have more on that in just a few minutes. i-95, vdot tells us the hov lanes have now been treated and reopened down in the dumfries area. you're good to go the length up 95 in the hov lanes, but look at how slow it is. early morning accident was cleared. let's take a look quickly at our vdot camera where you have slow travel from edsall road through landmark. i'll be back with more details on road conditions coming up in

a few minute. we do it when it's sizzling hot and we do it when it's cold like it is today. so this next story is perfect. every winter when temperatures dip, people get creative turning hot water into vapor or snow. this year's trick involves a wet t-shirt. we have details. >> reporter: why just trudge through the cold when you can use it to experiment? it used to be civilian. hosting their weather tricks online. these days actual weather men are demonstrating what happens when you throw boiling water in temperatures below zero. >> ready? oh, yeah. >> hey. >> reporter: we're calling these stupid weather tricks, the kind we can't resist. >> minus 40. a beautiful day. >> reporter: but anyone who plans to try this when it's warmer than 20 or 30 degrees

below zero, better bring an umbrella to avoid risking second degree burns. floating around the internet, you'll see giant bubbles crystallizing in the cold. you'll see what a super soaker does subzero. >> go for it. >> reporter: but the most popular stupid weather trick this season seems to be the frozen wet t-shirt. >> take a look. it took less than ten minutes for it to completely freeze over here. >> it only took six minutes. >> which we can hold upside down because it's frozen solid. >> reporter: if the frozen t- shirts leave you cold, how about a frozen banana instead of a hammer or frozen egg in minnesota where it was 20 below. of course an egg freezes. it would be news if it didn't but it looks funny or if it's egg on your face you prefer, show up on tv in a funny hat. >> that is a serious piece.

i may look like a bank robber. jimmy was making fun of southern california news anchors for freezing out when temperatures dipped into the 50s. >> cold, cold, cold coming our way. >> we have team coverage on this freezing cold weather. the extra blanket, the heater, the dog, anything you can do to keep warm. >> how long will this arctic blast last? >> reporter: long enough for us to beat the frozen t-shirt into the ground. >> it is solid. >> i'll confirm. it's frozen. >> you look like mickey mouse. >> look at that. >> that is so funny. >> i sure like the boiling water. >> i love the boiling water. >> we can be dorky on tv sometimes. >> speak for your some of. >> those -- speak for yourself. >> those california people, 55,

freezing cold. got some snow totals i want to share with you. dahlgren 3 inches down there. 4 to 5 inches in st. mary's county over to hollywood in the central part of the county. about an inch in catlett. it did run the gamut but with the heaviest snow south, that's where we have the closings in the metro. we have generally two-hour delays. >> a long list on our website. we'll read them coming up in a bit. >> we still have a little bit of light snow. i really think in the next hour, hour and a half, just about all of it will be pulling away. it's just about over. what a beautiful snowfall it's been during the overnight. a light, fluffy snow. this stuff also is going to clean up pretty quickly. give it a few hours. i think by mid-morning the roads will be in pretty good shape in most areas. i want to share some pictures with you. yeah, i'm partial to this one. she writes "hi hb" in the wind shield. you would be partial too if you were me. we'll take you to some other shots. these pictures have been e- mailed to me.

brian white, lusby, 3 inches but it was still snowing. he may be up to 4, 4 and a half as this is about to wind down. prince frederick an inch and a half. and this was the scene out of pasadena, maryland, earlier this morning. they had about an inch. they probably had 2 or so. for today looking at our day planner, we're going to turn partly sunny. another breezy and another cold day. average high is 44. we'll be lucky to get to 30, 31 with the northwesterly winds gusting 20 miles an hour. it's going to feel like it's in the low 20s today. but generally dry once we get rid of this disturbance which is pulling away from us from the south and east. you really see how it's starting to break up some. yeah, still light snow and could be for another hour, hour and a half tops. it's starting to break up on the radar, an indication of the system pulling away. cold air meant for a fluffy snowfall with temperatures in the teens to the north, mid-20s in richmond and a quick look at our local temperatures getting

ready to go out for the morning. maybe you're going to be delayed a couple hours with the school delays. 19 in town. we have 18 in ashburn and bowie and a 15 in laytonsville with very fluffy snow. about an inch, inch and a half on the ground. our forecast, got the yellow alert out for this morning because we have the slick spots. 30 this afternoon. 21 tonight. that's in town. mid-teens north and west. tomorrow snow develops in the afternoon. west may again get a little bit of light snow, an inch, two, three here by tomorrow night. by saturday, though, we're clearing out, 32, breezy. sunday 38. then next week we get milder and rain by wednesday. monika? hour photo journalist kevin king was out in the wee hours of the morning trying to gauge what it looked like. here's what he found on gentleman scra avenue at route -- found on georgia avenue at route 29 in silver spring. this was from early this morning, some video in of the road conditions. you can see that for the most part the roads were treated. the side roads and secondary roads were the tough ones this morning. and i think that's still going

to be the case as you travel in this morning. so keep that in mind. let's go over to our maps. we have a couple of really big issues. one southbound on 270 right here at route 109, an earlier accident caused this delay coming in from frederick, it's solid as you head down to 109 in hyattstown before that pace improves. over on 95 northbound, the hov lanes were closed for some time. they have been reopened. there are accidents in dumfries. look at all the slow traffic trying to get into triangle. we'll take a live look outside on the northbound side of i-395 near edsall road where traffic is going to be slow up to duke street where there was an accident on the shoulder. and a quick look live just to give you some perspective of the beltway north of town. this is what you should expect in silver spring on the outer loop leaving the 95 interchange. more news, weather and traffic when you return. when you return. you're watc

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welcome back. 6:23 on this thursday morning.

snowy thursday morning. boy, it's a pretty snow out there. dry, fluffy. closing schools in some spots. delaying in most of our metro school districts. our forecast shows we'll get rid of the snow quickly in the next couple of hours. we'll turn partly sunny and breezy, 26 to 31. a few flurries could help. with the north west winds today, windchills will be a factor mealing like it's in the low to mid-20s for those highs. good morning, everybody. looks like for the wizards getting their captain back does a team good. since john wall returned to the court january 12, the washington wizards have won four of their last six games. he seemed to have provided a much needed spark for this team. could it continue? last night wizards in utah. actually some wizards fans at the game. washington trailed by as many as 14 at one point, but trevor cut the lead to just 3. but

wizards couldn't get much closer. john wall had 14 on the night. martel webster 15. utah wins 92-88. to the college games, george mason up the road visiting towson. 24 points for sherrod wright. he was the star of the game. george mason holds on to win. all the -- while the ravens and 49ers prepare to bath it out, the -- to battle it out, the rest of the n.f.l. players are mending their bodies. deanglo hall is resting after having surgery on his opinion can i finger. -- pinky finger. he has two years left on his current deal, but is set to make $7.5 million next year. that's a lot for the redskins. he said he's willing to restructure his contract if it means staying with washington. so we'll see how that plays out throughout the offseason. that will do it for your morning sports.

i'm kristen berset. have a great day. 6:25. we have a long list of closures and delays. we'll read those coming up. light snow. it's pretty slick in some locations. >> when we come back, we'll have team coverage on what to expect for your morning commute and later today. right now you're looking at a live shot outside our window on wisconsin avenue we spend a lot of time on the feed because a chicken is what it eats. [ jim ] this seal verifies we feed my fresh all-natural chickens an all-vegetarian diet including corn, soybeans, and marigolds. no animal by-products. no meat and bone meal. when you put my chicken on the table, you know where it came from.

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this is always the place to get your weather first. this is a live look at the white house. a little snow on the rooftop at the white house there. it is 20 degrees. it's dropped a degree since we first went on the air. cold, crisp morning. depending upon where you live, i'll have more problems than some of the rest of us. thank you for starting your thursday with us. i'm andrea roane. i'm mike hydeck. here is howard bernstein live on the weather terrace. we have a long list of delays and closings. we'll be reading those coming up. great hat, howard. >> i got this years ago. you have to have a dark hat with the brim. the snow is very light now. it's just coming down. really not going to accumulate a whole lot much more here in the metro where we've had a half-inch to inch. south of town, three, four, locally five inches. we'll get rid of the snow in the next hour, hour and a half. we'll turn partly sunny and

breezy. a high 31 degrees. we've had some decent snow totals out here. the weather computer doesn't want to be moving. temperatures right now are in the mid- to upper teens to around 20 degrees of the the snow is a little bit of light snow still in the metro and also down in southern maryland. but the bulk of the accumulating snow is now pulling away. so areas south again like st. mary's county, 3, 4, locally 5 inches of snow. a lot more problems in the south than the metro. take it easy this morning. let's go to monika with timesaver traffic. i was just on the phone with the folks over at the bay bridge. we've been dealing with a two- car accident right on the bridge span westbound on route 50 with only the right lane getting by right now. then they need to treat the road once they get the cars out of there. it's going to take some time. you've got about a two and a half-mile delay on the westbound side of route 50 right now heading for the bay bridge. there's also an accident right here vista road at route 704. if you're planning to head

inside the beltway in virginia, 66, 395, 295 over in the district heading for the 11th street bridge, slow to the westbound freeway. an earlier incident there was cleared. one last look outside. if you're planning to head northbound on 95, this has really taken a hit this morning. coming up from dumfries, up to springfield. there were several accidents and also hov lanes were closed for a time there. now reopened. back to you. >> thanks, monika. see you in just a little bit. time to see what our partners up north are doing at cbs this morning. >> charlie rose is in new york to tell us what's happening this morning. good morning, charlie. >> hey, good morning, mike and andrea. ahead a helium shortage, that's right helium, that could impact much more than the balloon business. so we'll go underground at the federal helium reserve. plus underground in west virginia. we'll meet the american chefs who hope a nuclear bunker will make them the best in the word.

the news is back in the morning. see you at 7:00. >> interesting show. we're looking forward to that. thank you, charlie. we do have a long list of closings and delays related to the area. two-hour delays and closings. >> these are the delays in maryland. anne arundel, frederick county, montgomery county, howard county, prince george's county. these schools or a hour two- -hour delay. also on a two-hour delay in virginia, alexandria, arlington, fairfax county and loudoun county, virginia. and in west virginia, these schools berkley, grant, jefferson and mineral county are also on a two-hour delay. >> for any reason you didn't hear your name, go to wusa9.com. the complete list is there. here's the list of closures. so far three in maryland. calvert county, charles county, saint county, maryland all closed. the following list in virginia is all closed. king george county, virginia closed. stafford county, virginia closed. culpeper county, frederick county, fauquier county, city of winchester, virginia, all those closed. prince william county, virginia

closed. clark county, oarng county, page county, rapahannock county, virginia all those are closed. the federal government is open with the option of telework. >> timing as howard said is everything. of course this morning snow is creating a slick commute for some of us. delia goncalves is in suitland in prince george's county to give us some guidance on navigating through this light snow but slick snow. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. i'm back in the car here in suitland because last half-hour i was talking about driving on these snowy side streets. that's going to be the biggest challenge today for a lot of you folks heading out this morning. a lot of the main roads look good. side roads can be kind of tough going. so what do you do if our find yourself skidding? because a lot of these side roads have snow on them are very slippery. aaa advises if you find your car skidding, take your foot off the gas and brake and then slowly steer into that skid in

that direction. when you gain control of your car, then you can redirect your car and continue on your way. let's take a look at the conditions out here in suitland. we're right off pennsylvania avenue right before silver hill road. say that five times, right? it's been snowing consistently for about an hour. we had a short break earlier this morning but now the snow has been falling for a bit adding another coating to the side streets. but we've been seeing plows and they've been doing a good job treating the main roads. here on pennsylvania avenue, you can see the morning commute well under way. lots of cars are traveling and really going at a good rate of speed. but listen, even though you're seeing pavement and it's only wet on the main road, word of advice this morning is just to take it slow because there are still some slick spots out there. so it could be deceiving and we all know here in the washington metro area, it doesn't take too

much snow to really cause a big problem. so lots of plows have been doing their job but they are relying on you, drivers who will be heading out to work to do your job as well. so head out of the house a little early and give yourself some time and of course i know mike, andrea, you were talking about even if you have a four- wheel drive, your car doesn't stop instantly, especially in conditions like this. so folks should definitely keep that in mind when they're heading out this morning. back to you. >> delia goncalves reporting live from suitland, maryland. it is now 6:36. jessica is back. she has another your money report. >> she says a lot of ups and downs are possible today on wall street. >> that's right. it could be a potentially really great but really busy day. the dow start this morning at fresh five-year highs. stocks rose after the house pass add bill extending the u.s. debt limit. we had strong earnings from i.b.m. and google announced for today. shares of netflix have surged 30% before the bell on an unexpected profit. plus, there's a ton of economic data on the docket.

i told you it was busy. so we're going to check the numbers. the dow starts at 13,779 after climbing 67 points in trade yesterday. the nasdaq was better by 10 and the s&p 500 was up by 2 points. but this could cause problems today. shares of apple are down by more than 8% right now before the bell. the company reported earnings which were on target, but this was the first time in years that apple didn't post a double digit earnings increase and sales missed the mark. apple shipped 47.8 million ipads in the first quarter, a million less than some analysts were expecting. concerns about demand for its new iphone 5 and ipad tablets drag the stocks from highs of more than $700 a share back in september to under $470 this morning. and this is a stock that has a lot of pull. it makes up 10% of the nasdaq and 3.86% of the s&p 5 hup.

it catches -- 500. it catches a cold, the market gets pneumonia. >> oh, yeah. thanks, jess. facing congress for one of her last appearances, secretary of state hillary clinton vigorously defended her actions before and after that deadly attack in libya. we're going to take a close look with "u.s.a. today" white house correspondent

. welcome back. your weather first. we're dealing with snow this morning. winding down now. it's pretty snow. dry, fluffy snow. in southern maryland you got the mother load. three to five inches of powdery, fluffy snow. lusby, 3 inches there. they may be up to 4 inch also by the storm is over. here in pasadena, they could have upwards of 2 or so but a very pretty snow. here in d.c., photo journalist kevin king got out to show the road conditions. this is about 3:00, 4:00 this morning. where the roads were treated, they stayed all wet.

we don't have the video for you but where the streets weren't treated -- there's a shot of outside. we have wisconsin avenue. things are moving fiernl. the main streets that are treated, you can barely see that we've got any snow now. it's just very, very fine. it's just about over and traffic is moving well. let's show you the day planner for this thursday morning. we're going to get rid of the snow very soon. maybe the next hour most will be gone. 27 by 11:00. 30 by 3:00 but a breezy day again with the gusts toward 20 miles an hour. so the wind chills will make it feel like it's in the low 20s, staying very chilly once again. our system from last night, fast move clipper. they don't have a lot of moisture. it was so cold, some of the snow ratios will be the 20, 30 to 1 range. starting to break up some. still light snow and flurries leftover that will be coming through over the next one, maybe two hours. then it will be out of here. even starting to break up to the south. bushwood, hollywood four to

five inches of snow across parts of st. mary's and calvert counties. atlantic city is 15. there's a lot of cold air in place. for us and some of you down south, i know this is the snow you've been looking for, the first of the season closing schools in spots. mid teens north. upper teens south to 20 in north beach. we'll say goodbye to this system and turn partly sunny by mid- to late morning. here's a look at your forecast. yellow alert for the slick spots this morning, 30 degrees. tonight 21 with teens north and west. clouds tomorrow. another yellow alert day because we've got snow developing later on in the afternoon and evening. could again pick up an inch or three. by saturday some sun returns, 32. warming up starting sunday. we get to the upper 30s, low 40s monday. 50s with rain likely wednesday. monika? sounds so good, howard. warm. if you're planning to head outside right now as expected, the interstates are just really slow. we're on the phone with vdot

this morning. they told us they were out at 4:00 this morning in full force just treating the may your thoroughfares -- the major thoroughfares and side streets as well. the slowest stretch will be in the fairfax area. take a look at this on the southbound side of 270. suffering out of frederick down to 109. early morning accidents set the tone for that. plus the road conditions of course. we'll go outside right now and show you what it looks like live on route 50 here at the bay bridge. this side of the bay bridge looks okay. it's westbound heading for the bridge span. there's been a long-standing accident there. i would say about a two and a half-mile delay because of it. back to 270. slow traffic route 109 as well coming in from frederick off and on into clarksburg and then through gaithersburg as well. i'll be back with more coming up at the end of the show at 6:58. back to you. >> we'll see you then, monika. thank you. there were pretty heated moments yesterday during secretary of state hillary clinton's long awaited testimony about the september 11 attack in benghazi, libya. joining me dan is the white

house correspondent for "u.s.a. today." it was a tough day but she sure did not back down. we'll listen to a bit of her testimony and get reaction. take a listen. >> with all due respect, the fact is we had four dead americans. was it because of a protest or was it because of guys went out for a walk one night and decided they'd go kill some americans? what difference at this point does it make? it is our job to fipg out what happened and do -- figure out what happened and do everything we can to prevent it from ever happening again, senator. >> take a deep breath there. you don't really hear that kind of spirited testimony with these veterans of capitol hill there. but she's not scared of these guys. she's been with this neighborhood for a long time. >> she has. she's -- notice, she's not wet. she's been there and knows the guys and she was forceful. the leadup to that change was just as interesting where she was even keel and then she just had it. she just told rob johnson what

she thought. we've seen a lot of reports of how the administration let the information become public, al ambassador rice. is she ignoring a timeline? is she diverting attention with the emotional response do you think? >> one, we didn't learn anything substantively new yesterday. the administration line is intelligence community put out talking points. these were the talking points that were given to ambassador rice. they flubbed it but it wasn't malicious. we didn't move really further from that point. >> was this a big show? people are concerned that, you know, she's going to run 2016. maybe some of her republican adversaries are going to take a few shots to try to posture? >> yeah. your mall sis is spot -- your analysis is spot on. there was a lot of question on that the big question is we are having folks having to work and live in dangerous places.

what happened to ambassador stevens was a terrible tragedy. it has happened before. but how do we move forward now in itself world we live in. they didn't really talk about that enough i thought yesterday. >> they didn't address it very much. we're seeing video of benghazi now, an absolutely awful situation. hillary clinton, secretary clinton said she has over nearly 60,000 people in her department and a lot of these orpds didn't cross her desk. that were some of -- orders didn't cross her desk. that were some of her comments. should that be a procedure moving forward? obviously it's a pretty big department to keep your thumb on every single issue but people died here. >> the number of cables that go through the state department, i have no idea but it's a lot of cable. for her to look to every cable as they're coming through, impossible. i don't think that's -- no one who knows how these things work and everyone in that room knows how these things work, that was not a legitimate gripe to have

with secretary clinton. >> where do you think they can go from here? should there be new guidelines set up, new ways of communication where security maybe takes a higher priority no matter where it is in the world? >> that's a decision they have to decide. your priorities are shown where your bucket is. are you going to -- budget is. are you going to put money into security? how do you want your diplomats to act in these tough places? are you going to be detached or remain engaged? those are questions they have to answer and those questions aren't really being asked. >> one of the things she mentioned in the hearing is that money was cut. security is expensive and it gets-- >> and she was careful to say that this is a bipartisan problem that dates back to 2007. even when democrats were in control of congress, this was a problem. >> same thing. >> aamer madhani, senior correspondent for "u.s.a. today," we appreciate your time. according to a survey from

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welcome back. 6:54. a little bit of snow left now.

it's winding down. we'll get rid of it shortly. see some of the snow on the ground not far from reagan national this morning. a little bit of light snow still in the air. we'll get rid of this over the next hour or two. turn partly sunny. it will be another breezy day. 28 by noon with a high 30, 31. then a chance for more snow tomorrow. i'll show you the seven-day before the end of the broadcast. we'll be r

6:58. your weather first. we're looking at the snow winding down in the next hour or two we'll be in the 30- degree range. breezy today. more snow tomorrow late into tomorrow night. dry weekend and we finally get out of the deep freeze next week. but just take it easy out there. it's a pretty snow but a little slick, monika. car down the embankment, for example. northbound on the gw parkway, north of route 123.

and 395, 95 expect several accidents from aquia harbor right up the line toward edsall road and duke street. all on the shoulder. wall street looking a little lower. all of the pressure due to apple possibly coming closer than sales targets. >> we have delays. >> the full list on wusa9.com. closed king george's, stafford, calvert, culpeper, frederick, charles, spt mary's, fauquier, city of winchester, prince william, clarke county,